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Field Plate Armor
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
ChestArmor
23 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 16 gold48 silver
Current price
1,183 gold38 silver
Field Plate Armor Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
1,183 gold38 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Field Plate Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 523 gold93 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 65 gold7 silver to 333,846 gold46 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 126% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 523 gold93 silver.
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 44, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 60s 40c. In MoP Classic it is item level 44, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 1g 5s 71c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 24 | 17 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 16g 48s 91c |
| WoW Forever | 24 | 17 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 44 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 60s 40c |
| MoP Classic | 44 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 5s 71c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Field Plate Armor is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2741. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Field Plate Armor.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Field Plate Armor suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Field Plate Armor (item level 24) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 23 to 26.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Plate Armor (this item) | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 30 gold on 55 realms |
 Heavy Mithril Breastplate | 24 | 18 | +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2 gold on 53 realms |
 Embossed Plate Armor | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 31 gold on 47 realms |
 Warbringer's Chestguard | 24 | 18 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 122 gold on 58 realms |
| Chromite Chestplate | 25 | 18 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 100 gold on 43 realms |
 Tyrant's Chestpiece | 25 | 19 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 467 gold on 59 realms |
 Symbolic Breastplate | 23 | 17 | +10 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 110 gold on 60 realms |
 Valorous Chestguard | 26 | 20 | +12 Strength or Intellect, +3 Haste. World Drop | 31 gold on 51 realms |
| Thorium Armor | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike, +10 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 53 gold on 65 realms |
 Brutish Breastplate | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 199 gold on 55 realms |
 Bloodforged Chestpiece | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 398 gold on 58 realms |
Valorous Chestguard has the highest item level here (26). The lowest listed price among them is Heavy Mithril Breastplate at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Field Plate Armor among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Icebane Breastplate (item level 29), Plated Construct's Ribcage (item level 30), Bloodscale Breastplate (item level 30), Khan'aish Breastplate (item level 30) and Fel Iron Breastplate (item level 31).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Field Plate Armor's Icon
Field Plate Armor uses icon file 132749, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Hero's Breastplate ID 8303 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Chromite Chestplate ID 8138 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Warlord's Iron-Breastplate ID 25024 · Armor - Plate · item level 32
- Breastplate of Kings ID 28483 · Armor - Plate · item level 31
- Drakescale Breastplate ID 31155 · Armor - Plate · item level 32
- Slatesteel Breastplate ID 31578 · Armor - Plate · item level 32
- Chestguard of Expressed Fury ID 39093 · Armor - Plate · item level 33
- Cultbreaker's Chestguard ID 39458 · Armor - Plate · item level 34
Items Numbered Next to Field Plate Armor
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9286 (9281 to 9291) were usually added in the same batch as Field Plate Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Red Punch Card ID 9281 · Miscellaneous "Grants access to Matrix Punchograph 3005-D"
Blue Punch Card ID 9282 · Miscellaneous "Grants access to Matrix Punchograph 3005-C"
Empty Leaden Collection Phial ID 9283 · Quest "One Shot, One Fill"- Full Leaden Collection Phial ID 9284 · Quest "Keep Out of Reach of Children"
Field Plate Vambraces ID 9285 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Field Plate Gauntlets ID 9287 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Field Plate Girdle ID 9288 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Field Plate Boots ID 9289 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Field Plate Helmet ID 9290 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Field Plate Leggings ID 9291 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Field Plate Armor Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 9286 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 82 gold44 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 16 gold48 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Chest
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Field Plate Armor in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Field Plate Armor is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Field Plate Armor next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Field Plate Armor in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Field Plate Armor is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Field Plate Armor in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Field Plate Armor is Uncommon quality, item level 44 and requires level 40.
- What does Field Plate Armor sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 60s 40c for one Field Plate Armor in Classic Era.
- What slot is Field Plate Armor in WoW Classic?
- Field Plate Armor is a Chest Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Field Plate Armor on the auction house right now?
- 1,183g 38s on Tichondrius, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Field Plate Armor
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4